Prolonging the lifetime of wireless sensor networks using prediction based data reduction scheme

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are becoming popular for continuous monitoring of physical phenomena in diverse applications. These networks use sensors having batteries with limited power storage. Hence, it is desired to reduce energy consumption for prolonging the network lifetime in order to provide uninterrupted services. An efficient routing scheme is therefore devised in combination with energy saving techniques to enhance the lifetime of WSNs. This paper proposes a methodology which applies prediction based data reduction scheme for designing an energy efficient routing protocol. From simulation results, it can be inferred that the proposed protocol is exhibiting better performance in comparison to LEACH protocol; thus increasing the overall lifetime of WSNs.